Bosch WDR 1080p Cameras Reviewed


The movement to megapixel wide dynamic range cameras continues with new 1080p WDR box and dome offerings from Bosch. In the last year, the industry has evolved from just a few megapixel WDR offerings to a wide variety of options. For background, see our WDR Megapixel shootout and subsequent shootouts with new WDR offerings from Panasonic, Hikvision and Axis. In this note, we examin...


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